Skirt marker



Dec. 269 1950 A, R, KQCH 2,535,074

SKIRT MARKER Filed March 2, 1948 3 6 2a a' ./ureZj/cz EQU/@Zoch 7 2b' INVENTOR.

A'ITD R N EYE Patented Dec. 26, 1956 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to skirt and dress markers and in particular, to an adjustable marker adapted to be used in the dressrnaking art to indicate the hemline.

One object of the invention is to provide a dress and skirt marker which will produce an indicating mark on the skirt or lower portion of a garment in such a manner as to be clearly visible, but yet will leave no stains or unsightly marks to be removed from the garment when completed.

Another object is to provide a dress marker with an adjustable scriber which can be easily and quickly positioned to a pre-determined height from the oor or other reference surface, whereby the hemline of a skirt or other garment can be readily marked while the skirt or garment is being worn by the model.

Another object is to provide a skirt and dress marker which is supported on a relatively heavy base to stabilize the marker and enable the same to be used without tilting or falling.

Another object is to provide a skirt and dress marker which can be conveniently employed for marking the hemline of skirts, dresses and other garments and which can be folded to an inoperative position for storing when not in use.

Another object is to provide a skirt and dress marker in which the scriber consists oi a series of pin shaped members adapted to be coated with chalk or the like on their ends so that the marks appearing on the skirt or garment will be minute, and while being visible for the purpose of making a hemline will not unduly mark the material and stain the same.

Another object is to provide a skirt and garment marker with an upright having a series of spaced apart bores or openings for removably receiving the scriber or marking device.

Another object is to provide a skirt marker with a removable and adjustable scriber or marker which is provided with an indicating pointer adapted to register the exact and correct height of the scriber above the floor or other reference surface.

Another object is to provide a skirt and dress marker having a pivotally mounted scriber or marking element which is adapted to be folded to a position parallel with the skirt marker upright or standard when the device is not in use, thereby removing the marking pins from an operative position to protect the user from striking Hthe limbs against the pins and preventing the user from being scratched.

Another object is to provide a skirt marker with a handle located on the upper end of the standard or support to facilitate carrying the marker from one location to another.

Another object is to provide a skirt marker with a base which is provided with recesses for receiving receptacles adapted to contain chalk pins and other dressmaking accessories and simuitaneously providing additional weight to iurther stabilize the skirt and dress marker.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description of the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the skirt and dress marker illustrating various details of construction.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the skirt marker showing one of the recesses in the base for receiving a receptacle for containing pins or chalk, and

Figure 3 is a top elevational view of the skirt marker showing the arrangement of the marking or scribing pins.

In the drawings, referring in detail, the skirt marker comprises a disk-like base 5 having a nat bottom surface adapted to rest upon the floor or other surface. Secured to the upper surface of the base 5 is a round post l provided with a socket 8 of rectangular shape for receiving the lower end of a standard El which is of a corresponding section to snugly t within the socket 8. The lowermost end of the standard or upright 9 is received in a rectangular recess l0 in the base 5, and said base may be formed of metal to lower the center of gravity of the structure and stabilize the same. Likewise, the upright or standard 9 may be formed of metal as well as the post l in which case, the post would be formed integral with the base.

Formed in the upright or standard 9 is a series of equidistantly spaced transversely extending bores or apertures Il which are arranged and spaced one inch apart such that the graduation marks I2 will indicate in linear units of measurement a pre-determined distance above the floor or other reference surface. The transversely extending bores Il are adapted to slidably and removably receive the spaced prongs it of a marker or scriber supporting frame I4 which is provided with a projection l5 (Figure 3). Each of the prongs I3 is provided with an abutment i6 to limit the movement of said prongs into a pair of alternately spaced bores or openings Il.

Pivotally attached to the projection I5 is a marker arm l'i which has one end bi-furcated to form parallel spaced arms I8 between which the projection I is received and is held in place by means of a bolt or machine screw 2) having a wing nut 2l on the threaded end thereof to facilitate tightening of said screw when it is desired to extend or fold the marker arm H.

The free end of the marker arm il is reduced and attened as at 22 to provide a fan-shaped marker support 23. Extending inwardly from the curved outer edge of the fan-shaped marker holder is a series of radially directed socket openings 24 for receiving a series of marking pins 25.

The marker frame l-i is provided with an indicator arm 25 terminating in an arrow head indicator 21 which is adapted to register' with the graduations i2 and indicate the relative position of the marker arm i'i .vith respect to a reference surface such as the floor or table support.

Formed in the base 5 is a pair of diametrically opposed recesses 2S (Figure 2) for receiving receptacles 29 which are intended to receive chalk, pins and other dressmakers accessories. ln addition 'to providing a convenient receptacle for such items, the receptacles and their contents increases the weight of the base and further lowers the center of .gravity of said dress marker device.

The extreme upper end of the upright or standard is provided with a threaded socket 353 for receiving the threaded shank 3l of a loop handle 32. Thus, the dress marking device can be conveniently carried from one location to another with ease and facility.

In operation, the base is placed upon a level surface and the marking frame 'Hl is positioned with its prongs i3 received in an alternate set of openings H such that the arrow 21 will register with vone of the graduations I2 at the pre-determined height designated Ior the desired hem line. The marker arm l'! is arranged horizontally and the marker pins '25 are coated on their ends with chalk or the like. The person modeling the dress or garment then stands so that the skirt will contact the pins 25, and when said pins slightly penetrate the fabric, a series of minute marks will be made to indicate the position of the 'desired hem line.

K I claim:

, 1. In a skirt marker having a base adapted to be placed on a level reference surface, and said base being provided with a socket, in which is mounted a vertical standard having a series of vertically and equi-distantly spaced transverse openings, the improvement comprising a U- shaped marker frame forming a pair of prongs adapted to be received in alternate sets of said openings, a marker supporting arm pivotally attached to the curve of said U-shaped frame in alinement with the intermediate opening of said alternate sets and a series of marking pins supported on the end of said marker arm adapted to penetrate the fabric of a garment to form a hem line indicating mark and the marking pins being arranged to extend radially with relation to said marking arm.

2. A marking arm for a skirt marker having a base and a standard provided with a series of equi-distantly spaced transverse openings therein comprising a U-shaped supporting portion having a pair of spaced prongs adapted to be received in alternate sets of said openings, an indicator extending inwardly of the curve of said supporting portion toward said standard, and said marking arm comprising a fixed portion extending from the supporting portion in the opposite direction to said indicator and a pivoted portion on said xed portion, a series of radially extending pins mounted on the end of the pivoted portion and stops on said prongs adapted to limit the inward movement of the prongs so that the indicator will be slightly spaced from but not touching the standard.

AURELIA RELIA KOCH.

lPJERERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 791,042 McCampbell May 30, 1905 891,230 Campbell June 23, 1908 1,235,175 Winkler July 31, 1917 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 424,524 Great Britainv v v Feb. 22, 1935 

